History
How do I find ... a suitable and reliable online source?
Try:
- Ancestry Library
- Biography in Context
- Canadian Reference Centre
- EBSCO Host
- eLibrary Canada
- OneFile
- World Book Online
Where Can I Find... websites, books and DVDs?
- English French Relations
- First Nations
- Great Depression
- Japanese Canadian Internment
- Winnipeg General Strike
- Women and World War II
- Women's Movement
When you're searching the web, remember to follow the Five W’s of Web Site Evaluation.
My Teacher says, “Use a Primary Source”. What are primary and secondary sources?
All about Primary Sources
You can find primary sources for history in the London Room located on the third floor of the Central Library. You can find old newspaper and magazine articles, diaries, maps, land ownership documents and more. Ask the staff for help.
Your Sources
Questions to Consider:
- Do I need a bibliography?
- Do I need to incorporate quotations?
- How reputable are my sources?
- How many sources do I need?
- What kind of sources do I need?
Checklist - Author of book, website or magazine article
- Title of book, website or magazine article
- Volume, issue numbers & pages of magazine
- Publication date
- Place of publication
- Publisher
- Date of access of online articles and websites
- Title of webpage
- Title of database
- URL
Examples of Bibliographies
On Your Own 
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
APA Style
APA citation style is generally required for social and behavioural research papers. American Psychological Association provides style guides and tips.
Citation Machine
Make citation machine generate standard MLA and APA citations.
Dr. Abel Scribe PhD
Dr. Abel Scribe's Guides to Research Style and Documentation are concise guides to formatting and documenting research papers in AMA, APA, ASA, CBE, Chicago, and MLA style. The APA Web Sheet PDF and MLA Web Sheet PDF explain how to format Internet sources.
*available in print
